Animal In Kelp photos

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Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California, Mola mola
Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03267  
Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue Shark, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01081  
Salema schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Xenistius californiensis, Catalina Island
Salema schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Salema, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Xenistius californiensis
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 01022  
California bat ray in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica, San Clemente Island
California bat ray in kelp forest.
Species: California Bat Ray, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00267  
Garibaldi in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Giant Kelp, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01055  
Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island
Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00256  
Drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Diego, California
Drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02501  
California bat ray swimming amidst giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica, Santa Barbara Island
California bat ray swimming amidst giant kelp forest.
Species: California Bat Ray, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03414  
Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, Phyllospadix, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Giant Kelp, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06274  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00044  
Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica, Santa Rosa Island
Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights.
Species: Pacific Torpedo Ray, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 01009  
Tracy glides through the kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Tracy glides through the kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01104  
Jack mackerel and kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island
Jack mackerel and kelp.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01499  
Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California
Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02287  
Garibaldi and kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi and kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Giant Kelp, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02509  
Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest.
Species: Red Gorgonian, Giant Kelp, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03827  
Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, Medialuna californiensis, San Diego, California
Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Halfmoon Perch, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02747  
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03402  
Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Santa Barbara Island
Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast.
Species: Purple Urchin, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03404  
Juvenile rockfish hiding amidst kelp holdfast, offshore drift kelp, open ocean, San Diego, California
Juvenile rockfish hiding amidst kelp holdfast, offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01262  
Blacksmith amidst kelp forest, Chromis punctipinnis, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island
Blacksmith amidst kelp forest.
Species: Blacksmith, Giant Kelp, Chromis punctipinnis, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02410  
Drift kelp, open ocean, San Diego, California
Drift kelp, open ocean.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02414  
Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Santa Barbara Island
Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest.
Species: Purple Urchin, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03111  
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03401  
Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe, Epiactis prolifera, Monterey, California
Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe.
Species: Proliferating anemone, Epiactis prolifera
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 02478  
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans.
Species: Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Location: California
Image ID: 03284  
Fish schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Fish schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 05173  
Giant black seabass in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas, San Clemente Island
Giant black seabass in kelp forest.
Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06264  
Giant black seabass in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas, San Clemente Island
Giant black seabass in kelp forest.
Species: Giant Black Sea Bass, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06265  
Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island
Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Pacific Jack Mackerel, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03816  
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